January 2014 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development

Monthly Archives: January 2014

Audience Braves Cold to Attend GFDD’s Environmental Short Film at Princeton’s Eco-Fest
In complete contrast to the deep chill outside, a warm-hearted welcome was afforded to those souls that braved freezing temperatures to attend the screening of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development’s Short Film “Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience” at the 8th Annual Princeton Environmental Film Festival (PEFF) at Princeton Public Library on January 31st.

Civil Society Instrumental in the Creation of Post-2015 Development Agenda, Asserts Chilean Ambassador to the UN during GFDD’s Global Roundtable
On January 17, the first 2014 edition of GFDD’s online broadcast program “Global Roundtable” was delighted to host His Excellency Eduardo Gálvez, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations.

GFDD’s Participates in the Princeton Environmental Film Festival with its own Dominican Eco-Short
As part of its mission to elevate awareness of environmental challenges and to promote the sustainable use of natural resource, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) is pleased to announce its participation in the 8th annual Princeton Environmental Film Festival, to be held in Princeton, New Jersey, from January 30 – February 9, 2014.

GFDD to Participate in VIII Caribbean Biodiversity Congress
GFDD and FUNGLODE will participate in the VIII Caribbean Biodiversity Congress (CBDC), which will take place from January 29 to February 2 at the Hotel Magna in Santo Domingo. The Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, along with other organizations, has organized this event every three years since 2002.

GFDD’s New Series of Eco-Courses Aid Sustainable Agricultural Development in the Dominican Republic
On Tuesday January 28th, GFDD’s EcoHuertos program will be launching its new series of workshops with a training session on basic cultivation practices. This will be held at the Fray Ramon Pane School in Santo Domingo. A total of three new courses have been added to the program that will help build capacity and train students, teachers and parents on topics such as basic garden maintenance, organic composting and pollinators and pests.

GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Policy Statement to be Presented during United Nations’ 52nd Session of the Commission for Social Development
Between February 11-21,2014 Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) have been approved to make an oral statement before the 52nd Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSD), which is taking place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the same week.

GFDD’s Dominican-made Short Film Spotlightling The Importance of Responsible Consumption Screened during International Recycling Festival in Europe
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development’s 2013 original 17 minute short film “Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience ” (¿Basura o Recurso/Materia Prima? Experiencia de la República), which recently premiered during the III DREFF in Dominican Republic in September, and at FICMA in Spain in November, was also screened on December 14, 2013 as part of the three week long International Festival
of Recycling Art of Catelonia.

H. E. Mr. Eduardo Galvez
Ambassador and Permanent Representative Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations

2014 University of Rhode Island Winter Programs Come to a Successful Close
The two simultaneous University of Rhode Island January Programs hosted by InteRDom came to a close on Thursday, January 16 after an engaging two-week agenda of seminars, lectures, field trips and service projects for the largest group InteRDom has hosted to date– 24 political science and nursing students and 5 professors.

Featured Internship: Applications Open for Summer Position at Major League Baseball
InteRDom is excited to announce that applications for the internship position of Community Affairs and Education Initiative Assistant at the Education Initiative Program of Major League Baseball (MLB) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic are now being accepted for the summer of 2014.